Burgess-Peterson
Academy (BPA) is located in East Atlanta and has the capacity to
serve up to 600 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grades. BPA
serves the East Atlanta community, and is one of the top-performing
elementary schools within the Atlanta Public Schools system. BPA has
CRCT scores that have exceeded state standards and has met Adequate
Yearly Progress each year for the past six years. In addition to the
excellent core curriculum with an enhanced Math and Science focus,
BPA offers many supplemental programs and amenities to enrich the
students’ educational experience:

Our Organic
Gardening Program is integrated throughout the curriculum;

Building upon our
gardening efforts, BPA also participates in the Farm
to School Program
through Georgia Organics, teaching children how to make healthy food
choices;

Our participation
in the “Be Water Wise” Program brings a focus on conservation and
environmentalism to the school;

With the recent
participation of the Confucius Institute, BPA now offers Spanish.

And recognizing
that an active body is important for an active mind, we have recess -
every day!

We
encourage you to visit our school, not only to meet our outstanding
principal and her staff, but also to see all that our facility has to
offer. Extensively renovated and expanded less than ten years ago,
Burgess-Peterson’s campus offers many rare and valuable features:

State of the art
computer lab;

A dedicated
science lab (one of the few elementary schools in the system with
such a facility), a dedicated art room (with kiln!), and a dedicated
music/orchestra room;

Secure courtyard.
This large internal yard is open to the fresh air, but completely
encircled by the building, and is home to our playground, as well as
picnic tables and garden beds;

Outdoor classroom
(supporting the gardening portion of the curriculum).

Our
community is focused on ensuring that students have a diverse,
rigorous and nurturing educational experience throughout their
formative years. The school day runs from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and
is augmented by very affordable aftercare programs that broaden
student experiences with activities like dance and karate, to name a
few. As the neighborhood school in a still-growing community, BPA offers excellent student : teacher ratios.
Our teachers receive constant supplemental training in practices and
technology, and they are the beneficiaries of numerous grants from
external sponsors and the local community.

We
are excited that you are interested in joining us here at
Burgess-Peterson Academy. We encourage you to call or e-mail us to
set up a tour of our school or to meet with Principal Robbins or some
of our great parents. Welcome to BPA!